Tag: politics

Conflicts fly behind ‘Green Capital’ year

NEWS ANALYSIS: Oslo's political leaders were basking in the spotlight on Friday, ready to officially kick off the city's year of being hailed as...

Electric car sales reach new heights

Nearly every third car sold in Norway last year was a zero-emission vehicle, with sales of electric cars shooting up by another 40 percent...

Solberg closing in on expanded power

"I believe we can find good solutions," declared Prime Minister Erna Solberg as she gathered top officials from Norway's three other non-socialist political parties...

More wolves shot amid boycott fears

Around 130 hunters in eastern Norway spent New Year's Day stalking and quickly killing two more wolves, after conservationists failed to obtain an injunction...

Solberg’s speech ‘catered to KrF’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg was widely seen as trying to appeal to the Christian Democrats Party (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF) in her annual New...

Politicians need a better New Year

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's seemed as though there's never been so much unrelenting and disturbing political news in Norway as during this past year in...

Hadeland to host government talks

Perhaps they'll be humbled by the history of the place, or inspired by the scenery. Political leaders will at any rate try to form...

New ‘Donald’ comic pokes fun at Trump

Norwegians have a long tradition of buying and reading special Christmas comic books called julehefter. While interest in Donald Duck has been waning, Donald...

Trump worries Norway again

NEWS ANALYSIS: The resignation of US Defense Secretary James Mattis has set off deep concern and another wave of uncertainty in Norway, as it...

PST boss takes over state police

Benedicte Bjørnland has won praise for her leadership of Norway's police intelligence agency PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) during the past six years. Now Justice Minister...
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